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V~t- Volume 24, Number 8 N ON ..cIR CD G November 2 7, 1995
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alJ.-'8 Voice
A Publicatlonfor Faculty and Staff on Virgtntd Commonwealtb University's Academk and Medical College of Virginia Campuses
VCU Reports Growth in International Enrollment
University Expanding Ties
with Foreign Embassies
dents represent 73 countries, with about half of the
students collectively coming from Kuwait, China,
India, Turkey, Korea and Taiwan.
by Kyra Scarton Newman
editor
At a time when enrollment of international stu­dents
is on the decline at U.S. universities, Virginia
Commonwealth University has reported its largest
class of international students since 1992.
VCU's international enrollment has increased in
recent years due to an expanded focus on students
who come to U.S. universities under contracts with
their native governments. This year, VCU has at­tracted
about 125 students - coming primarily from
Kuwait, Turkey, Botswana and Thailand - under
these contract programs, where foreign governments
fully fund the participants' tuition, room and board,
travel and other related costs.
This academic year, 466 international students are
enrolled in degree programs or prerequisite English­language
coursework, up from 455 last year and 37
nearly a decade ago. This year's international stu-
"Universities everywhere across the United States
are seeking to attract these students," said Sue Ann
Faculty Forums
Set on Promotion,
Tenure Report
Open forums for faculty members
will be held on both campuses Dec. 7
to discuss the draft report of the Fac­ulty
Promotion and Tenure Review
Task Force.
The forum on the Medical College
of Virginia campus will be held from 9
a.m.-noon in Room 8-036 of Sanger
Hall, 1101 E. Marshall SI. The forum
on the academic campus will be held
from 2-5 p.m. in Room 115 of the Life
Sciences Building, 816 Park Ave.
Providing comments on the draft
document will be Dr. Grace E. Harris,
provost and vice president for aca­demic
affairs; Dr. Robert Isaacson,
chair of the Promotion and Tenure '
Review Task Force; Dr. Stanley
Strong, chair of the Faculty Senate; and
Dr. Robert Adler, chair of the Faculty
Senate Committee on Promotion and
Tenure. Members of the Promotion and
Tenure Review Task Force will be
avai lable to respond to questions.
The forums will be open to all who
want to attend.
Cultural Exchange
A group of businesswomen from Russia
toured VCU's MCV Hospitals as part of a
November cultural visit to Virginia.
Above, Carl R. Fischer, hospital
admillistrator, explains what happens at
an academic medical center. Left, Donna
George, nurse manager, describes the
responsibilities within the Cardio/horaeie
Surgery and Cardiology unit.
Messmer, vice provost for the Division of Community
and International Programs. "The competition is
intense because these students are among their}
country's most academically qualified, further en­hancing
already-strong programs at U.S. universities."
International students who apply to VCU under
the contract programs already have passed rigorous
competition in their own countries, which some liken
to the prestigious Fulbright Scholar program in the
United States. "These students are excellent and rep­resent
the future of their countries," said Arlene
Jackson, director of international programs.
Many of the contract programs have evolved as
Please see INTERNATIONAL, page 2
VCUBegins
to Implement
CAR Report
by Kyra Scarton Newman
editor
Virginia Commonwealth University
has begun the implementation of 43
recommendations identified by a uni­versity
commhtee to reduce administra­tive
costs, with the savings to be redi­rected
to priorities outlined in VCU's
Strategic Plan.
Among the initiatives to be funded
with the administrative savings are the
enhancement of VCU's information­technology
infrastructure and the
creation of an integrated student-ser­vices
center. A reorganization of the
Administration Division already has
taken place.
Gehring Named V.P. for External Relations
The recommendations were pre­sented
in July by the Committee on
Administrative Review, following a
comprehensive review of the university
by the consulting firm KPMG Peat
Marwick. Implementation of 27 recom­mendations
targeted for immediate
action is projected to generate $5.4
million, for a 9 percent reduction, in
potential total annual administrative
cost savings. Much of those savings
will be earmarked for upgrades in in­formation
technology. At the same
time, VCU vice presidents are spending
the academic year reviewing another
16 study recommendations, which
could generate another $7.6 million, an
additional 12 percent change, in yearly
administrative cost savings.
by Melissa R. Burnside
University News Services
The Virginia Commonwealth University board of visitors
on Nov. 16 approved the appointment of Donald C.J.
Gehring as vice president for external relations. The ap­pointment
is effective immediately.
Gehring, formerly assistant to the VCU president for
governmental and community relations, adds public rela­tions
to his responsibilities. He now oversees University
News Services, the public and media relations arm of
s
the university.
''This reorganization makes perfect sense," said Dr. Eu­gene
P. Trani, president of VCU. "We are making a move to
consolidate the external relations areas of the university.
Don has done an outstanding job in the areas of governmen­tal
and community relations, and it makes sense to add our
third external office under his realm of responsibilities."
Gehring, also an assistant professor of health administra­tion
and affiliate facu lty member in the Department of
Political Science and Public Administration, came to the
Please see Gehring, page 2
JOVANOVIC. JOHN
ULS: GCIJERNMENI
P.O. BOll 81t2033
OOC lMEI'vlS J 11
"Implementing these recommenda­[,
lease see REPORT, page 6

V~t- Volume 24, Number 8 N ON ..cIR CD G November 2 7, 1995
veu y~u ~~ ..
.3/T :57/
alJ.-'8 Voice
A Publicatlonfor Faculty and Staff on Virgtntd Commonwealtb University's Academk and Medical College of Virginia Campuses
VCU Reports Growth in International Enrollment
University Expanding Ties
with Foreign Embassies
dents represent 73 countries, with about half of the
students collectively coming from Kuwait, China,
India, Turkey, Korea and Taiwan.
by Kyra Scarton Newman
editor
At a time when enrollment of international stu­dents
is on the decline at U.S. universities, Virginia
Commonwealth University has reported its largest
class of international students since 1992.
VCU's international enrollment has increased in
recent years due to an expanded focus on students
who come to U.S. universities under contracts with
their native governments. This year, VCU has at­tracted
about 125 students - coming primarily from
Kuwait, Turkey, Botswana and Thailand - under
these contract programs, where foreign governments
fully fund the participants' tuition, room and board,
travel and other related costs.
This academic year, 466 international students are
enrolled in degree programs or prerequisite English­language
coursework, up from 455 last year and 37
nearly a decade ago. This year's international stu-
"Universities everywhere across the United States
are seeking to attract these students" said Sue Ann
Faculty Forums
Set on Promotion,
Tenure Report
Open forums for faculty members
will be held on both campuses Dec. 7
to discuss the draft report of the Fac­ulty
Promotion and Tenure Review
Task Force.
The forum on the Medical College
of Virginia campus will be held from 9
a.m.-noon in Room 8-036 of Sanger
Hall, 1101 E. Marshall SI. The forum
on the academic campus will be held
from 2-5 p.m. in Room 115 of the Life
Sciences Building, 816 Park Ave.
Providing comments on the draft
document will be Dr. Grace E. Harris,
provost and vice president for aca­demic
affairs; Dr. Robert Isaacson,
chair of the Promotion and Tenure '
Review Task Force; Dr. Stanley
Strong, chair of the Faculty Senate; and
Dr. Robert Adler, chair of the Faculty
Senate Committee on Promotion and
Tenure. Members of the Promotion and
Tenure Review Task Force will be
avai lable to respond to questions.
The forums will be open to all who
want to attend.
Cultural Exchange
A group of businesswomen from Russia
toured VCU's MCV Hospitals as part of a
November cultural visit to Virginia.
Above, Carl R. Fischer, hospital
admillistrator, explains what happens at
an academic medical center. Left, Donna
George, nurse manager, describes the
responsibilities within the Cardio/horaeie
Surgery and Cardiology unit.
Messmer, vice provost for the Division of Community
and International Programs. "The competition is
intense because these students are among their}
country's most academically qualified, further en­hancing
already-strong programs at U.S. universities."
International students who apply to VCU under
the contract programs already have passed rigorous
competition in their own countries, which some liken
to the prestigious Fulbright Scholar program in the
United States. "These students are excellent and rep­resent
the future of their countries" said Arlene
Jackson, director of international programs.
Many of the contract programs have evolved as
Please see INTERNATIONAL, page 2
VCUBegins
to Implement
CAR Report
by Kyra Scarton Newman
editor
Virginia Commonwealth University
has begun the implementation of 43
recommendations identified by a uni­versity
commhtee to reduce administra­tive
costs, with the savings to be redi­rected
to priorities outlined in VCU's
Strategic Plan.
Among the initiatives to be funded
with the administrative savings are the
enhancement of VCU's information­technology
infrastructure and the
creation of an integrated student-ser­vices
center. A reorganization of the
Administration Division already has
taken place.
Gehring Named V.P. for External Relations
The recommendations were pre­sented
in July by the Committee on
Administrative Review, following a
comprehensive review of the university
by the consulting firm KPMG Peat
Marwick. Implementation of 27 recom­mendations
targeted for immediate
action is projected to generate $5.4
million, for a 9 percent reduction, in
potential total annual administrative
cost savings. Much of those savings
will be earmarked for upgrades in in­formation
technology. At the same
time, VCU vice presidents are spending
the academic year reviewing another
16 study recommendations, which
could generate another $7.6 million, an
additional 12 percent change, in yearly
administrative cost savings.
by Melissa R. Burnside
University News Services
The Virginia Commonwealth University board of visitors
on Nov. 16 approved the appointment of Donald C.J.
Gehring as vice president for external relations. The ap­pointment
is effective immediately.
Gehring, formerly assistant to the VCU president for
governmental and community relations, adds public rela­tions
to his responsibilities. He now oversees University
News Services, the public and media relations arm of
s
the university.
''This reorganization makes perfect sense" said Dr. Eu­gene
P. Trani, president of VCU. "We are making a move to
consolidate the external relations areas of the university.
Don has done an outstanding job in the areas of governmen­tal
and community relations, and it makes sense to add our
third external office under his realm of responsibilities."
Gehring, also an assistant professor of health administra­tion
and affiliate facu lty member in the Department of
Political Science and Public Administration, came to the
Please see Gehring, page 2
JOVANOVIC. JOHN
ULS: GCIJERNMENI
P.O. BOll 81t2033
OOC lMEI'vlS J 11
"Implementing these recommenda­[,
lease see REPORT, page 6